NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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EAST CAROLINA
Predictions for Future Games
Scores & Results
RPI Breakdown

Record: 10-15
Power Rating: 75.501
Ranking: 165

1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
5-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-327

Home Ratings (6-6): 75.368 (158) 1-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-4 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 3-5 74.532 Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 76.626 Last Ten Ratings: 1-3 70.985

Away Ratings (3-9): 75.532 (158)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-327
League Power Rankings: 0-8 76.564
Non-League Power Ratings: 3-1 77.470
Last Ten Ratings: 0-6 78.626

Neutral Ratings (1-0): 85.001 (66) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327 League Power Rankings: 0-0 75.501 Non-League Power Ratings: 1-0 84.001 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.501

League Power Rankings (3-13): 73.728 (183)
1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-8 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 3-5 74.532
Away Ratings: 0-8 76.564
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 75.501
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 73.978

Non-League Power Ratings (7-2): 78.689 (111) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 3-1 76.626 Away Ratings: 3-1 77.470 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 84.001 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 75.501

Wins Power Rankings: 75.532 (164)
1-4 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-8 v #51-100
4-2 v #101-200
4-1 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 6-6 75.306
Away Ratings: 3-9 75.798
Neutral Ratings: 1-0 83.532
Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 69.126

Rankings: Points: 75.431 (165) 1-4 v #1-25 0-2 v #26-50 1-6 v #51-100 5-2 v #101-200 3-1 v #201-327 Home Ratings: 6-6 75.228 Away Ratings: 3-9 75.462 Neutral Ratings: 1-0 86.931 League Power Rankings: 3-13 74.165 Non-League Power Ratings: 7-2 77.814 Last Ten Ratings: 1-9 73.032

Last Ten Ratings (1-9): 71.001 (222)
0-2 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
0-0 v #201-327
Home Ratings: 1-3 70.985
Away Ratings: 0-6 78.626
Neutral Ratings: 0-0 75.501
League Power Rankings: 1-9 73.978
Non-League Power Ratings: 0-0 75.501

Home Advantage: 3.0640 (178)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0913 (64)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2406 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3773 (71)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4950 (73)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6479 (69)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8730 (59)

Upward Stability: 1.0311 (242)

Downward Stability: 0.9227 (272)

RPI
RPI: 0.4988 (157)
1-3 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-6 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
3-1 v #201-327

RPI Home (6-6): 0.5331 (157) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 2-2 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-327

RPI Away (3-9): 0.4690 (137)
0-3 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
0-3 v #51-100
2-1 v #101-200
1-2 v #201-327

RPI Neutral (1-0): 0.0 (281) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-0 v #51-100 0-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-327

RPI League (3-13): 0.4816 (191)
1-3 v #1-25
0-3 v #26-50
0-4 v #51-100
1-3 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-327

RPI Non-League (7-2): 0.5270 (111) 0-0 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 5-1 v #201-327

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5317 (77)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/22/2002	Away	W 65-63	vs. #143 Middle Tenn St
11/24/2002	Home	W 65-58	vs. #82 Mississippi
11/30/2002	Home	W 66-51	vs. #257 William & Mary
12/3/2002	Away	W 87-42	vs. #282 Radford
12/7/2002	Away	W 75-67	vs. #199 Old Dominion
12/9/2002	Home	W 76-60	vs. #150 Virginia Tech
12/19/2002	Home	L 56-66	vs. #154 George Mason
12/21/2002	Neut	W 86-61	vs. #314 Campbell
12/23/2002	Away	L 71-90	vs. #248 Coast Carolina
12/30/2002	Home	W 73-70	vs. #7 Marquette
1/11/2003	Away	L 62-83	vs. #93 NC Charlotte
1/16/2003	Home	L 70-87	vs. #14 Louisville
1/19/2003	Away	L 42-55	vs. #67 DePaul
1/22/2003	Home	L 53-59	vs. #52 Cincinnati
1/25/2003	Home	W 68-62	vs. #115 South Florida
1/29/2003	Away	L 48-80	vs. #7 Marquette
2/1/2003	Away	L 56-67	vs. #119 Tulane
2/4/2003	Away	L 49-73	vs. #22 Memphis
2/8/2003	Home	W 60-57	vs. #151 SO Mississippi
2/15/2003	Away	L 42-56	vs. #66 St Louis
2/18/2003	Home	L 63-77	vs. #67 DePaul
2/22/2003	Home	L 66-71	vs. #93 NC Charlotte
2/26/2003	Away	L 52-53	vs. #52 Cincinnati
3/1/2003	Away	L 76-82	vs. #14 Louisville
3/8/2003	Home	L 48-58	vs. #66 St Louis

FUTURE GAMES

Date

Site

Win Probability

Margin

Opponent

Opp. Rating

(Opp. Specific Rating)